About this episode

Rob and Paul face various challenges before starting their coast-to-coast run from St Bees to Ennerdale Bridge.

On a dreich morning in St Bees, Rob and Paul encounter a variety of dangerous obstacles before their coast-to-coast run even starts; will they make it over Dent Fell to their first checkpoint - the gateway to the Lake District? SUBSCRIBE at ⁠https://runcompod.supercast.com/⁠ for early access, bonus episodes, ad-free listening and more... BUY OUR BOOKS; you can get Paul's NEW BOOK Running Through Sand here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-through-sand/paul-tonkinson/9781399404013, you can get Rob's book Running Tracks here - ⁠https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444 Thanks for listening, supporting, and sharing your adventures with us. Happy running. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Rob Deering, Paul Tonkinson

Topics covered

• coast-to-coast run
• obstacles
• Lake District
• running
• adventure

Keywords

• coast-to-coast
• running
• St Bees
• Ennerdale Bridge
• Dent Fell
• Lake District
• obstacles

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Running Through Sand, Running Tracks

Places: St Bees, Ennerdale Bridge, Lake District, Dent Fell

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